,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,garcia of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,moskowitz1 and ,mr4 ,ogles7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration to establish procedures and reporting requirements for incidents relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe ,airspace for ,americans ,act4 #b4 ,unidentified anomalous phenomena 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration shall-- 7#a7 develop procedures to synchronize and standardize the collection1 reporting1 and analysis of incidents1 including adverse physiological effects1 or the disruption1 interference1 or interaction with flight instruments1 potentially caused by an unidentified anomalous phenomena reported by civilian aircrew1 air traffic controllers1 flight attendants1 aviation maintenance personnel1 aviation dispatchers1 air carriers or operators1 and airports2 7#b7 develop processes and procedures to ensure that such incidents are reported and stored in an appropriate manner that allows for the integration of analysis of such information2 7#c7 establish procedures to provide employees of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration the ability for timely and consistent reporting of such incidents that could reasonably be considered an unidentified anomalous phenomena2 7#d7 develop processes and procedures to ensure the timely investigations of such incidents1 including immediately archiving information or data1 including pilot-controller communications as well as air traffic management system and radar data1 that could be used to aid in such investigations2 and 7#e7 evaluate the threat that such incidents present to the safety of the national airspace system4 7b7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the requirements of this section1 the ,administrator shall coordinate with the heads of other departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government1 as appropriate1 including the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,administrator of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration1 the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation1 and the ,secretary of ,energy4 7c7 ,all-,domain ,anomaly ,resolution ,office ,the ,administrator shall share the reports and all incident archived information and data submitted under this section with the ,all-,domain ,anomaly ,resolution ,office of the ,department of ,defense4 7d7 ,prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes ,the ,administrator may not use reports submitted under this section 7or information derived therefrom7 in any enforcement action except information concerning accidents or criminal offenses4 7e7 ,communications strategy ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall produce and implement a communications strategy to-- 7#a7 engage the public and publicize the reporting process described under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 decrease stigma towards individuals submitting information to the ,administrator under this section4 7f7 ,reporting system 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall select whether reports submitted under this section shall be received through-- 7,a7 the ,aviation ,safety ,reporting ,program in effect as of the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7,b7 a new and separate system similar to such ,program that is established to exclusively receive report of potential unidentified anomalous phenomena4 7#b7 ,consideration ,if the ,administrator makes a selection under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall consider whether to update the ,aviation ,safety ,reporting ,program reporting intake system to improve the capture information regarding whether a reported event could involve an unidentified anomalous phenomenon1 and1 if so1 a mechanism for including description of the object subject to such report and the apparent kinematics of such object4 7#c7 ,system requirement ,if the ,administrator makes a selection under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,administrator shall ensure the system includes the ability to provide a description of the object subject to such report and the apparent kinematics of such object4 7#d7 ,manner of submission ,the ,administrator shall include in the reporting system selected under this subsection the ability to submit such a report via an electronic flight bag if the ,administrator determines that submitting via such flight bag can be done-- 7,a7 safely2 and 7,b7 without compromising pilots' ability to aviate1 navigate and communicate4 7g7 ,protection of medical certificates ,the spotting1 visual witness1 or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena shall not be taken into account for the purposes of evaluation of mental standards for issuing medical certificates for airmen and for remaining eligible for a medical certificate under part #fg of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7h7 ,protection of airmen certificates ,the spotting1 visual witness1 or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena may not be taken into account for the purposes of evaluation of competency for issuing airmen certificates under section #ddgji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7i7 ,prohibition on reprisals for ,federal employees and contractors ,an employee of a department or agency of the ,federal ,government1 or of a contractor1 subcontractor1 grantee1 subgrantee1 or personal services contractor of such a department or agency1 who has authority to take1 direct others to take1 recommend1 or approve any personnel action1 shall not1 with respect to such authority1 take or fail to take1 or threaten to take or fail to take1 a personnel action1 including the revocation or suspension of security clearances1 or termination of employment1 with respect to any individual as a reprisal for spotting1 visually witnessing or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena4 7j7 ,prohibition on reprisals for employees of air carriers or commercial operators ,an air carrier or commercial operator under part #aai of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations shall not-- 7#a7 take or fail to take1 or threaten to take or fail to take1 a personnel action1 or termination of employment1 with respect to any individual as a reprisal for spotting1 visually witnessing or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena to the ,administrator2 or 7#b7 issue a cease and desist letter to any individual or organization for spotting1 visually witnessing1 or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena to the ,administrator4 7k7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 all unidentified anomalous phenomena encounters by aviation personnel should be reported1 particularly when such encounters involve a potential safety or national security concern2 and 7#b7 employers and governmental officials should take actions to reduce the stigma of reporting unidentified anomalous phenomena4 7l7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,unidentified anomalous phenomena ,the term unidentified anomalous phenomena means-- 7,a7 an airborne object that is not immediately identifiable2 7,b7 a transmedium object or device2 and 7,c7 a submerged object or device that-- 7i7 is not immediately identifiable2 and 7ii7 displays behavior or performance characteristics suggesting that the object or device may be related to an object described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,transmedium object or device ,the term transmedium object or device means an object or device that is-- 7,a7 observed to transition between space and the atmosphere1 or between the atmosphere and a body of water2 and 7,b7 not immediately identifiable4